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Municipals on the losing end of a price spike sparked by an erroneous storage report petitioned FERC commissioners Friday to act immediately to require daily storage reports. Joining industrial and chemical customers who issued their protests a day earlier, the American Public Gas Association (APGA) said consumers will pay almost a billion extra dollars for their natural gas in December due to the incorrect report, which was released just prior to Thanksgiving (see Daily GPI, Dec. 3).

Municipals on the losing end of a price spike sparked by an erroneous storage report petitioned FERC commissioners Friday to act immediately to require daily storage reports. Joining industrial and chemical customers who issued their protests a day earlier, the American Public Gas Association (APGA) said consumers will pay almost a billion extra dollars for their natural gas in December due to the incorrect report, which was released just prior to Thanksgiving (see Daily GPI, Dec. 3).

Looking for an experienced global industry player and perhaps indicating a shift of potential gas supply sources, Houston-based Crystal Energy, LLC, announced last week that it has an “in-principle agreement” with Australian-based Woodside (USA) Energy Inc. to develop Crystal’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal off the coast of Oxnard along the part of Southern California’s coast dotted with offshore oil platforms. Crystal originally proposed bringing Alaskan gas supplies through its terminal.

Looking for an experienced global industry player and perhaps indicating a shift of potential gas supply sources, Houston-based Crystal Energy, LLC, announced last week that it has an “in-principle agreement” with Australian-based Woodside (USA) Energy Inc. to develop Crystal’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal off the coast of Oxnard along the part of Southern California’s coast dotted with offshore oil platforms. Crystal originally proposed bringing Alaskan gas supplies through its terminal.

Looking for an experienced global industry player and perhaps indicating a shift of potential gas supply sources, Houston-based Crystal Energy, LLC, announced last week that it has an “in-principle agreement” with Australian-based Woodside (USA) Energy Inc. to develop Crystal’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal off the coast of Oxnard along the part of Southern California’s coast dotted with offshore oil platforms. Crystal originally proposed bringing Alaskan gas supplies through its terminal.

IHS Energy, which specializes in analyzing energy exploration and production (E&P) data around the world, has acquired Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), whose analysis covers energy markets, geopolitics, structure and strategy. The partnership, said the IHS Group subsidiary, will build on the companies’ joint resources to expand their database and operations support. No financial details were disclosed.

Canada’s northern natural gas consortium is fighting off an environmental protest that threatens to add dimensions in complexity-and approval time, especially-to the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline.

Canada’s northern natural gas consortium is fighting off an environmental protest that threatens to add dimensions in complexity-and approval time, especially-to the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline.

El Paso Corp. subsidiaries have sold to an affiliate of FPL Group an option to purchase the development rights of the High Rock liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Grand Bahama Island. In addition, FPL Group Resources has obtained an option to purchase a 50% equity interest in the proposed Seafarer pipeline system that will transport natural gas from the proposed Bahamas LNG facility to southern Florida. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed.